National Radio Project is an independent, non profit media organization that produces Making Contact, a public affairs radio program covering a variety of social justice, political and environmental issues. National Radio Project trains emerging journalists, heightens public consciousness, broadens debate on critical social issues and encourages civic participation, by giving voice to diverse perspectives and opinions underrepresented in the mass media. We cover agriculture, food, civil liberties, globalization, global, political, economy, education, environment, environmental justice, gay, lesbian, LGBT, healthcare, human rights, immigration, indigenous, labor, latin america, media, middle east, military, war, peace, native, nuclear, political, activism, prison, police, race, social, justice, foreign policy, domestic politics, welfare, women, youth and more.